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Atlantic Academy Portland

All-through · Dorset · DT5 2NA · URN 145119

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-01-19Cohort 769Non-selective

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 36
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 97 schools in Dorset

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    64%

    Dorset 53.9%England 61%

    10.1 percentage points above the area average of 53.9

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    8%

    Dorset 6.8%England 8%

    1.2 percentage points above the area average of 6.8

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    104

    Dorset 104.74England 105

    0.7 below the area average of 104.7

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    104

    Dorset 103.27England 105

    0.7 above the area average of 103.3

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    103

    Dorset 103.93England 105

    0.9 below the area average of 103.9

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    22%

    Dorset 22%England 32%

    In line with the area average of 22

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    72%

    Dorset 70.5%

    1.5 percentage points above the area average of 70.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    81%

    Dorset 67.1%

    13.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    69%

    Dorset 67.4%

    1.6 percentage points above the area average of 67.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    36

    Dorset 37

    0.7 below the area average of 36.7

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 78
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 36 schools in Dorset

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    34

    Dorset 35.21England 46.1

    1.2 below the area average of 35.2

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    19.2%

    Dorset 25.9%England 45.9%

    6.7 percentage points below the area average of 25.9

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    38.5%

    Dorset 40.4%

    1.9 percentage points below the area average of 40.4

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    3.08

    Dorset 3.03England 4.07

    In line with the area average of 3

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    7.7%

    Dorset 8.6%England 17.6%

    0.9 percentage points below the area average of 8.6

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    32.1%

    Dorset 24.7%

    7.4 percentage points above the area average of 24.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    38.5%

    Dorset 33.9%

    4.6 percentage points above the area average of 33.9

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    78

    Dorset 110

    32.1 below the area average of 110.1

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dorset · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
25.4 pupils per class
Secondary classes
22.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
2.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
34.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
36.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
9.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
22% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
8% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
16.4pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
64% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
85.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated Atlantic Academy Portland Good at its inspection on 19/01/2022.
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Atlantic Academy Portland is a all-through school in Dorset, postcode DT5 2NA (URN 145119).
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